Gold Derby’s Tom O’Neil, Indiewire’s Anne Thompson and I get together for our latest PMC internecine smackdown, this time discussing the early line on who might be up for the Best Actress Oscar. Yes, we know it is only October, but we like to get a jump on things, so check out our discussion as we assess the chances of what is shaping up to be another extremely rich field of contenders.
Of course that means Lady Gaga in her feature leading debut in A Star Is Born;Glenn… Read
After dissecting the contenders in this year’s nascent Best Picture Oscar race, we now turn to the Best Actor lineup as Gold Derby’s Tom O’Neil, IndieWire’s Anne Thompson and I survey the lineup. We wonder whether two old timers on likely their last movie roles — Robert Redford in The Old Man and the Gun, and Clint Eastwood in the as-yet-unseen The Mule — could well crash the party. In fact, Warner Bros released the trailer for The Mule yesterday and it certainly looks… Read
We just finished with the Emmys after a long, grueling awards season for TV’s highest honor, but we simultaneously have been into the equally long and grueling Oscar season since early last month when it all started in earnest at Venice, Telluride and Toronto. Although it still seems very early to be making predictions for the big night at the Dolby on February 24 — nearly five months from now. Still, with several contenders yet to be seen, that doesn’t stop Gold Derby’s… Read
There’s a few more hours, a couple more parties and a Sunday Night Football clash between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys still to go before they start handing out trophies at the 70th Primetime Emmys tomorrow on NBC but the winners’ names are already in the envelopes.
With the countdown clock about to start to the Michael Che and Colin Jost hosted ceremony, here are some last minute predictions on who could be holding the gold on Monday at the Microsoft… Read
Deadline Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond gives his take on contenders in the key categories for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards. Here, he breaks down the category of Outstanding Television Movie.
There can be no question that the once very prestigious Emmy competition for Outstanding TV Movie was one of the richest categories around. Now, ever since being split again from the Limited Series category (although not in other categories, where the two still… Read
Deadline Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond gives his take on contenders in the key categories for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards. Here, he breaks down the category of Outstanding Limited Series.
Last season provided a real race between several juggernauts in this category, including Feud: Bette and Joan, Fargo, and eventual winner Big Little Lies, which seemed to sweep up everything in its sight. Well, there's no new Feud in sight, no new Fargo, and… Read
Deadline Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond gives his take on contenders in the key categories for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards. Here, he breaks down the category of Outstanding Drama Series.
This category made history last year by ushering in five first-season nominees in Emmy's most prestigious and difficult-to-crack category. Of course, it helped that two-time winner Game of Thrones took a year off to help give the new guys a chance. It's back this… Read
Deadline Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond gives his take on contenders in the key categories for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards. Here, he breaks down the category of Outstanding Comedy Series.
The largest group of nominees in any program category this year proves that there's likely some fluidity for Outstanding Comedy Series, especially considering that HBO's Veep—the winner for the past three years in a row—is sitting this season out. Equally, the… Read
Deadline Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond gives his take on the top acting contenders for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards. Here, he breaks down the categories of Outstanding Lead and Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
The good news for contenders in this category this year is that there is no juggernaut limited series on the scale of Big Little Lies or Feud to fill up all the slots with… Read
Deadline Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond gives his take on the top acting contenders for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards. Here, he breaks down the categories of Outstanding Lead and Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
With a win here, one of the six nominees for Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie has a chance to complete an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony), two others could add to their… Read
Deadline Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond gives his take on the top acting contenders for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards. Here, he breaks down the categories of Outstanding Lead and Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
The big news here is that the record-breaking run of six consecutive wins in this category for Julia Louis-Dreyfus has finally come to an end, for the time being at least—Veep is on hiatus… Read
Deadline Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond gives his take on the top acting contenders for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards. Here, he breaks down the categories of Outstanding Lead and Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Three newcomers to this category add some fresh blood to make it just a bit more interesting. One is a multiple former Emmy winner—decades ago, in the same category—and a beloved TV star; another… Read
